thanks for all the advice!! I was looking around online and noticed the 500r was discontinued. And as far as being set on a sport bike im not 100% set on it, at the end of the day i like the styling of the ninja series, and i also like the styling of other bikes but they are out of my price range. My uncle has a 06 harley sportster i think not sure but i love his bike but i know there is no way im going to afford that soon and i really wouldnt want that as my first bike. with the sportbikes the prices are usually under 5k and i been seeing tons of clean good cond. used ones for way under 5k so if i dump it or something its not a 10k+ bike. i never went into this thinking a bike would be as comfy as my f150 i know that there will be sacrifices especially being a big dude. i am just hoping to find a balance between beginner bike, styling, price, max comfort for my size!